When Dr. Berlin asked me to come on Informed Pregnancy to talk about sexual yoga, I knew this conversation was going to be different. His audience is primarily women who are pregnant, planning to conceive, or navigating the early years of parenthood. These are women in the middle of one of the most physically and emotionally demanding experiences of their lives. And they are often the ones whose intimate lives are suffering the most.
Sexual yoga, as Justin and I practice and teach it, is not a set of postures. It is the integration of spiritual awareness into sexual experience. It is the recognition that the body, particularly a woman's body during pregnancy and postpartum, is not an obstacle to intimacy but a gateway to the most profound connection available.
In this conversation, I talk about what it means to bring the principles of yoga, presence, breath, sensitivity, surrender, into the bedroom. How a woman can stay connected to her desire and her aliveness even when her body is changing in ways that feel disorienting. And how partners can meet each other in this process with genuine curiosity rather than performance anxiety.
This was one of my earlier podcast conversations (2018), and the teaching has deepened considerably since then. The complete framework is now in Playing With Fire, and our upcoming book The Fire Between Us (September 2026) goes further into the Seven Scales of Sexual Desire.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is sexual yoga?
Sexual yoga is the integration of yogic principles (presence, breath, sensitivity, surrender) into intimate and sexual experience. As taught by Londin Angel Winters and Justin Patrick Pierce through the Yoga of Intimacy, it is not a set of postures but a way of bringing full spiritual awareness into the body during lovemaking and intimate connection.
Can you practice sacred sexuality during pregnancy?
Yes. Pregnancy is one of the most potent times for deepening intimate connection. The body is more sensitive, more open, and more alive than at almost any other time. The practices taught through the Yoga of Intimacy are adaptable to every stage of pregnancy and postpartum.
How is the Yoga of Intimacy different from tantric practices?
The Yoga of Intimacy is a contemporary practice developed by Justin Patrick Pierce and Londin Angel Winters. It draws from yogic philosophy and nondual recognition rather than from ceremonial or ritual traditions. The emphasis is on practical, daily, body-based practices that couples can do in their own homes, not in workshop settings.